Category Archives: Daily Bulletin

London Trip – Any S3/S4 pupil who would be interested in a trip to London in October 2018, please come and see Mr Jack in F44 during break today to get a letter. Places are limited so please come and collect a letter.

Art Department Garden – We have been tidying the garden outside Mr Wicksted’s classroom for the past week and you are welcome to enjoy the space and have your lunch but please use it responsibly and pick up your rubbish. We have planted new plants, cut back the palm grass, painted the chairs and the bench (the bench isn’t stable on the right hand side so please don’t sit on it), cleaned the slabs and the outside of the windows, moved the stones evenly around the garden, pruned the tree, made a stand for the tree at a 90 degree angle. So after our hard work and effort please treat the space with respect. If there is any problems please find Lucy Corbett and Fraser Dickson.

Carnegie Reading Group – Please come along to Room F33 this Thursday, at the start of lunch, for this week’s meeting. Feel free to bring your lunch. There will be an opportunity to swap/collect books too!

Hockey Leaders Coaching Course – Firrhill High School Friday 15th June 1-5pm
For young leaders, parents and teachers, a short course to improve your knowledge of the game, manage groups, and introduce basic rules through small sided games. The Leaders Course is a 4-hour practical course that will give you the confidence to help and keep games safe.
The cost is only £33 to attend and anyone over 14 years old can take part.
Please use this link to book; https://www.joininedinburgh.org/activity/14056/
For more information please speak to Lindsay Campbell (Active Schools Coordinator) on Mondays or Thursday mornings.

SQA Exams – SQA exams run from 30th April until 1st June.
Most exams are held in the Games Hall with some pupils sitting exams on the first floor, in particular F29 and the meeting rooms.
Afternoon exams usually start at 1.00pm so the Community area outside PE will be out of bounds over lunchtime.
Please be respectful and move quietly around the school, especially around the areas mentioned.
Thank you

Carnegie Reading Group – Please come along to Room F33 this Thursday, at the start of lunch, for this week’s meeting. Feel free to bring your lunch. There will be an opportunity to swap/collect books too!

Hockey Leaders Coaching Course – Firrhill High School Friday 15th June 1-5pm
For young leaders, parents and teachers, a short course to improve your knowledge of the game, manage groups, and introduce basic rules through small sided games. The Leaders Course is a 4-hour practical course that will give you the confidence to help and keep games safe.
The cost is only £33 to attend and anyone over 14 years old can take part.
Please use this link to book; https://www.joininedinburgh.org/activity/14056/

For more information please speak to Lindsay Campbell (Active Schools Coordinator) on Mondays or Thursday mornings.

SQA Exams – SQA exams run from 30th April until 1st June.
Most exams are held in the Games Hall with some pupils sitting exams on the first floor, in particular F29 and the meeting rooms.
Afternoon exams usually start at 1.00pm so the Community area outside PE will be out of bounds over lunchtime.
Please be respectful and move quietly around the school, especially around the areas mentioned.
Thank you

≈ Comments Off on Information about how we manage pupil data in schools/ELC settings

Balerno High School has a legal responsibility to deliver an effective educational programme to its pupils. In order to do this, we need to collect personal data about our pupils/children and their families so that we can help them learn, and keep them safe. The type of personal data we will collect include:

Data about our pupils/children and their families

This will include the name, address and contact details of the pupil/child and relevant family members. It will also include information about relevant medical conditions, any additional supports that are needed, and their family situation. We need this information to ensure we know our pupils/children and their families, and to ensure we are able to educate them appropriately, and keep them safe.

We will also collect personal data relating to personal characteristics, such as ethnic group to enable statistics to be reported. We need this information so the Council can ensure it is delivering education appropriately to all its citizens.

Data about pupils/children at school/within ELC setting

This will include data about progress, assessments, and exam results. It will also include records of attendance, absence, and any exclusions. We need this information to understand how our pupils/children are progressing, and to assess how we can help them to achieve their best.

Data about when and where they go after they leave us

This will include information about their next setting/school, career paths or intended destinations. We need this information to ensure we support our pupils/children in all their transitions and do all that we can to help their future be a success.

There will be times where we also receive information about them from other organisations, such as a pupils’ previous school, the previous local authority where that school or ELC setting was based, NHS Lothian, Police Scotland, Social work, Additional Support Services, and sometimes other organisations or groups connected to a pupil’s education. We use this data similarly to the above: to support our pupils’ learning, monitor and report on their progress, provide appropriate pastoral care; and assess the quality of our services

When we collect and use personal data within school/ELC setting, and for the reasons detailed above, we will normally be acting in accordance with our public task. Occasionally we are also required to process personal data because the law requires us to do so, or because it is necessary to protect someone’s life.

We will also take photographs in school/ELC setting and display them on our walls, and in newsletters and other communications. We do this in order to celebrate and share what we have done, including individual achievements and successes. We consider this use of images to be part of our public task as it helps us build an effective community, which supports learning. We will not, however, publish these photographs on social media or in newspapers without permission. Consent for this use will be sought when a pupil/child joins Balerno High School and will be kept on record while they are with us. Consent can be withdrawn at any time, please just let us know.

Sometimes we need to share pupil information with other organisations. Law requires us, to pass certain information about our pupils to the Scottish Government and the Council. This data is for statistical purposes, and will normally be anonymised. It is normally required to enable the Council, and the Government, to understand how education is being delivered and to help them plan for future provision.

If a pupil/child moves schools/ELC settings, we have a legal obligation to pass on information to their new school/education authority about their education at Balerno High School.

When we record and use personal data, we will only collect and use what we need. We will keep it securely, and it will only be accessed by those that need to.We will not keep personal data for longer than is necessary and follow the Council’s Record Retention Schedule and archival procedures when records are identified to be of historical value and require to be retained in the Edinburgh City Archives.

For more information on how the Council uses personal data, and to know more about your information rights including whom to contact if you have a concern, see the City Of Edinburgh’s Privacy Notice.

Sharing personal data to support Wellbeing

In addition to the above, Balerno High School has a legal duty to promote, support and safeguard the wellbeing of children in our care.

Wellbeing concerns can cover a range of issues depending on the needs of the child.

Staff are trained to identify when children and families can be supported and records are kept when it is thought that a child could benefit from help available in the school/ELC setting, community or another professional. You can expect that we will tell you if we are concerned about your child’s wellbeing, and talk to you about what supports might help in the circumstances. Supports are optional and you will not be required to take them up.

If it would be helpful to share information with someone else, we will discuss this with you and seek your consent before we share it so that you know what is happening and why. The only time we will not seek consent to share information with another organisation is if we believe that a child may be at risk of harm. In these situations, we have a duty to protect children, which means we do not need consent. On these occasions, we will normally tell you that information is being shared, with whom, and why – unless we believe that doing so may put the child at risk of harm.

We will not give information about our pupils to anyone without your consent unless the law and our policies allow us to do so.

Hockey Leaders Coaching Course – Firrhill High School Friday 15th June 1-5pm
For young leaders, parents and teachers, a short course to improve your knowledge of the game, manage groups, and introduce basic rules through small sided games. The Leaders Course is a 4-hour practical course that will give you the confidence to help and keep games safe.
The cost is only £33 to attend and anyone over 14 years old can take part.
Please use this link to book; https://www.joininedinburgh.org/activity/14056/
For more information please speak to Lindsay Campbell (Active Schools Coordinator) on Mondays or Thursday mornings.

SQA Exams – SQA exams run from 30th April until 1st June.
Most exams are held in the Games Hall with some pupils sitting exams on the first floor, in particular F29 and the meeting rooms.
Afternoon exams usually start at 1.00pm so the Community area outside PE will be out of bounds over lunchtime.
Please be respectful and move quietly around the school, especially around the areas mentioned.
Thank you

Balerno Eco Project – As from Monday all pupils will be involved in an Eco project which will involve litter picking after lunch for S2/3 and during PSE/RME/KAT for S4. Your tutor will explain this in more detail on Friday during KAT.

Inter-house Athletics – A reminder to all S1 /2 (new S2/3) pupils that our annual Inter-house athletics championships is on Friday the 18th of May. Pupils should come to school in PE kit (preferably house colours) and should go directly to the field at 8:30 to be registered. It’s really important to know which group you are in so please check the board in the concourse. Good luck to everyone this year! Any questions speak to the PE department.

SQA Exams – SQA exams run from 30th April until 1st June.
Most exams are held in the Games Hall with some pupils sitting exams on the first floor, in particular F29 and the meeting rooms.
Afternoon exams usually start at 1.00pm so the Community area outside PE will be out of bounds over lunchtime.
Please be respectful and move quietly around the school, especially around the areas mentioned.
Thank you

S1 & S2 girls – HPV vaccinations on Thursday 17th May
The School Nurse Service will be in school on Thursday 17th May to administer the HPV vaccination. Please ensure you wear a white shirt that has short sleeves or sleeves that can be rolled up easily, if not a vest top or T shirt should be worn under your school shirt to ensure the vaccination can be easily administered to your arm. You will receive an appointment slip on Thursday morning, please go to the Drama Studio at your appointed time.

First Carnegie Reading Group Meeting – We will be meeting in F33 on Tuesday 15th of May to discuss our first impressions of what we are reading and to, potentially, swap books. There are still some titles available, so not too late to get involved. Thanks

Inter-house Athletics – A reminder to all S1 /2 (new S2/3) pupils that our annual Inter-house athletics championships is on Friday the 18th of May. Pupils should come to school in PE kit (preferably house colours) and should go directly to the field at 8:30 to be registered. It’s really important to know which group you are in so please check the board in the concourse. Good luck to everyone this year! Any questions speak to the PE department.

SSAA – Calling all athletes! Entries for the Scottish Schools Athletics Championships are now open! The deadline for entries is Wednesday the 16th of May. If you are interested, please speak to Mr McKenna in the PE department. There will be no late entries.

SQA Exams – SQA exams run from 30th April until 1st June.
Most exams are held in the Games Hall with some pupils sitting exams on the first floor, in particular F29 and the meeting rooms.
Afternoon exams usually start at 1.00pm so the Community area outside PE will be out of bounds over lunchtime.
Please be respectful and move quietly around the school, especially around the areas mentioned.
Thank you

LRC – The LRC will be closed all morning for the National 5 English exam. Pupils requiring netbooks for class work should pick them up from F41.

S1 & S2 girls – HPV vaccinations on Thursday 17th May
The School Nurse Service will be in school on Thursday 17th May to administer the HPV vaccination. Please ensure you wear a white shirt that has short sleeves or sleeves that can be rolled up easily, if not a vest top or T shirt should be worn under your school shirt to ensure the vaccination can be easily administered to your arm. You will receive an appointment slip on Thursday morning, please go to the Drama Studio at your appointed time.

First Carnegie Reading Group Meeting – We will be meeting in F33 on Tuesday 15th of May to discuss our first impressions of what we are reading and to, potentially, swap books. There are still some titles available, so not too late to get involved. Thanks

Inter-house Athletics – A reminder to all S1 /2 (new S2/3) pupils that our annual Inter-house athletics championships is on Friday the 18th of May. Pupils should come to school in PE kit (preferably house colours) and should go directly to the field at 8:30 to be registered. It’s really important to know which group you are in so please check the board in the concourse. Good luck to everyone this year! Any questions speak to the PE department.

SSAA – Calling all athletes! Entries for the Scottish Schools Athletics Championships are now open! The deadline for entries is Wednesday the 16th of May. If you are interested, please speak to Mr McKenna in the PE department. There will be no late entries.

Scottish Schools Swimming Championships – Could any pupil interested in entering into this event which will take place on Wednesday 6th June please attend a short meeting at break time on Monday 14th!

SQA Exams – SQA exams run from 30th April until 1st June.
Most exams are held in the Games Hall with some pupils sitting exams on the first floor, in particular F29 and the meeting rooms.
Afternoon exams usually start at 1.00pm so the Community area outside PE will be out of bounds over lunchtime.
Please be respectful and move quietly around the school, especially around the areas mentioned.
Thank you

Inter-house Athletics – A reminder to all S1 /2 (new S2/3) pupils that our annual Inter-house athletics championships is on Friday the 18th of May. Pupils should come to school in PE kit (preferably house colours) and should go directly to the field at 8:30 to be registered. It’s really important to know which group you are in so please check the board in the concourse. Good luck to everyone this year! Any questions speak to the PE department.

SSAA – Calling all athletes! Entries for the Scottish Schools Athletics Championships are now open! The deadline for entries is Wednesday the 16th of May. If you are interested, please speak to Mr McKenna in the PE department. There will be no late entries.

Scottish Schools Swimming Championships – Could any pupil interested in entering into this event which will take place on Wednesday 6th June please attend a short meeting at break time on Monday 14th!

S2 – The Peer mentor Decipher Assist meeting has been changed to Friday at 10.15. Meeting room to be issued tomorrow. Please watch for signs at front entrance and remember your diary! Thanks.

Scripture Union – There will be NO Scripture Union today, but it will return to normal on the 17th May.

SQA Exams – SQA exams run from 30th April until 1st June.
Most exams are held in the Games Hall with some pupils sitting exams on the first floor, in particular F29 and the meeting rooms.
Afternoon exams usually start at 1.00pm so the Community area outside PE will be out of bounds over lunchtime.
Please be respectful and move quietly around the school, especially around the areas mentioned.
Thank you

S1-S3 Carnegie Reading Group Thursday 3/05/18 – Thanks to those who have already registered an interest in joining the group. Please come along for a short meeting this Thursday at the start of lunch, to discuss how the group will work. There is still space/time to join for those who never made it last week!

Hats for Kira – You may be aware that Kira Noble a pupil at Firrhill High School is fundraising to pay for a lifesaving operation. Kira has been fighting neuroblastoma since she was 11 and to give Kira the best hope of life she needs to raise £340,000 for potentially lifesaving surgery in New York.

As Teenage Cancer Trust is our school charity this year we feel it would be appropriate to support Kira.
To do this Balerno is going to have a Hats for Kira day on Friday 4th May.
Please wear a hat on Friday and bring a donation. Pupils from 2M2 will come round classes Period 1 along with some of Kira’s friends from Firrhill. Please give what you can.

Girls Football! – Former professional footballer Miss Buckle our current PE student will be taking a 5 week master class of girls football coaching starting this Thursday 3rd May from 3.30-4.30pm.
If you are interested in coming along please sign up via the PE base!

SQA Exams – SQA exams run from 30th April until 1st June.
Most exams are held in the Games Hall with some pupils sitting exams on the first floor, in particular F29 and the meeting rooms.
Afternoon exams usually start at 1.00pm so the Community area outside PE will be out of bounds over lunchtime.
Please be respectful and move quietly around the school, especially around the areas mentioned.
Thank you

MMA – MMA is at Currie HS for both Currie and Balerno this Thursday at 4pm

Youth Employability Information Day

Are you aged 15-19 and looking for your next steps? Come along to our information day to find out more about opportunities in your area:

S1-S3 Carnegie Reading Group Thursday 3/05/18 – Thanks to those who have already registered an interest in joining the group. Please come along for a short meeting this Thursday at the start of lunch, to discuss how the group will work. There is still space/time to join for those who never made it last week!

Hats for Kira – You may be aware that Kira Noble a pupil at Firrhill High School is fundraising to pay for a lifesaving operation. Kira has been fighting neuroblastoma since she was 11 and to give Kira the best hope of life she needs to raise £340,000 for potentially lifesaving surgery in New York.

As Teenage Cancer Trust is our school charity this year we feel it would be appropriate to support Kira.
To do this Balerno is going to have a Hats for Kira day on Friday 4th May.
Please wear a hat on Friday and bring a donation. Pupils from 2M2 will come round classes Period 1 along with some of Kira’s friends from Firrhill. Please give what you can.

Girls Football! – Former professional footballer Miss Buckle our current PE student will be taking a 5 week master class of girls football coaching starting this Thursday 3rd May from 3.30-4.30pm.
If you are interested in coming along please sign up via the PE base!

SQA Exams – SQA exams run from 30th April until 1st June.
Most exams are held in the Games Hall with some pupils sitting exams on the first floor, in particular F29 and the meeting rooms.
Afternoon exams usually start at 1.00pm so the Community area outside PE will be out of bounds over lunchtime.
Please be respectful and move quietly around the school, especially around the areas mentioned.
Thank you

MMA – MMA is on at Currie HS for both Currie and Balerno this Thursday at 4pm

Youth Employability Information Day

Are you aged 15-19 and looking for your next steps? Come along to our information day to find out more about opportunities in your area: